Where storm after storm rises dark o'er the way.
William A. Muhlenberg (1796-1877): I would not live alway.
Oh, leave the gay and festive scenes,
The halls of dazzling light.
H. S. Vandyk (1798-1828): The Light Guitar.
If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot.
John A. Dix (1798-1879): An Official Despatch, Jan. 29, 1861.
I envy them, those monks of old;
Their books they read, and their beads they told.